Month: August 2012
Pulse of the Planet Daily Audio
Outer Banks Coastal Research – Rhythms
Following the seasonal rhythms of the shoreline conveys the impression that it is a dynamic entity, constantly responding to the forces of nature.
August 30, 2012Outer Banks Coastal Research – Measurements
Picture an amphibious buggy riding atop a 35 foot tripod. That’s the CRAB – used to map the contours of a changing shoreline.
August 29, 2012Outer Banks Coastal Research – Building Up
Beaches erode, but over time they can also replenish and grow. Surprisingly, sometimes the engine of growth can be a storm.
August 28, 2012Outer Banks Coastal Research – Forces
With the constant interplay of waves, wind and erosion, the coastline is a crucible of ever-changing forces.
August 27, 2012Outer Banks Coastal Research – Dynamics
Studying the shoreline is like playing three dimensional chess with the forces of natures.
August 24, 2012Gribbles – Solutions
Wood borers are a challenge to researchers exploring environmentally safe ways to protect submerged wooden structures.
August 23, 2012Gribbles – Importance
Gribbles are an essential “cleanup crew” for our oceans and estuaries.
August 22, 2012Attack of The Gribbles
These tiny wood-boring crustaceans have plagued man-made structures since the days of Columbus.
August 21, 2012Seahorses
Sea horses are not only unique visually, but also in their reproductive behavior.
August 20, 2012Hungarian New Bread Celebration
Bread bakers in Hungary take to the road to enrich and broaden their culinary knowledge and craft.
August 17, 2012Big Horn Sheep – Cliff Dwellers
If a desert big horn sheep feels threatened, it’s all uphill from there.
August 16, 2012Big Horn Sheep – Temperature
Desert big horn sheep come equipped with a variable internal “thermostat” which allows them to survive in dangerous triple-digit temperatures.
August 15, 2012Big Horn Sheep – Superb Desert Dwellers
Desert big horn sheep have adapted to withstand extreme dehydration with ease.
August 14, 2012Caves – Mars Connection
Ancient salt water caves harbor ecosystems similar to what life on Mars might have once been like.
August 13, 2012Kids’ Science Challenge: Sports on Mars – Spirit Stuck
At NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, engineers are testing a rover in a simulated sand pit, in hopes of freeing Spirita rover that’s been stuck in a real sand pit on Mars.
August 10, 2012Kids’ Science Challenge: Sports on Mars – Cleanroom
Before stepping inside the lab where NASA’s Mars rovers are built, you’ll need to put on a ‘bunny suit’ and jump into the air shower.
August 9, 2012Kids’ Science Challenge: Sports on Mars – Playing the Game
In Martian Soil Ball, the player who gathers the most magnetic dust wins!
August 8, 2012Astrobiology – Moving to Mars
If human beings ever live on Mars, the first colonists on the Red Planet will likely be farmers.
August 7, 2012Astrobiology – Genesis
The first life forms to arrive on Earth may have “hitchhiked” here on a meteor from Mars.
August 6, 2012Kids’ Science Challenge: Mars – How Far
Mars may be Earth’s neighbor, but getting there can take years!
August 3, 2012Hindukush Beekeeping – Honey Hunters
Bees dwell amidst the high cliffs of the Himalayas, producing prized honey and sustaining the local ecosystems.
August 2, 2012Hindukush Beekeeping – The Bee Project
Hindukush beekeepers benefit from the knowledge of an international bee farming project.
August 1, 2012Hindukush Beekeeping – Indigenous Knowledge
Indigenous people of the Himalayan Hindukush region offer valuable knowledge to scientists studying bees.